Forest Township is a
civil township of
Cheboygan County
Cheboygan County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the population was 25,579. The county seat is Cheboygan, Michigan, Cheboygan. The county boundaries were s ...
in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 977 at the
2020 census.
Communities
*
Tower is an
unincorporated community in the township on
M-33/
M-68 just west of the Upper
Black River at .
Geography
Forest Township occupies the southeastern corner of Cheboygan County and is bordered by
Presque Isle County to the east and
Montmorency County to the south. According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.34%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,080 people, 431 households, and 318 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 620 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.48%
White, 0.46%
African American, 0.56%
Native American, 0.56%
Asian
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** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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, 0.28% from
other races, and 1.67% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
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of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 431 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were
married couples
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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,424, and the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $28,611 versus $20,288 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $15,373. About 15.2% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 29.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Cheboygan County, Michigan
Townships in Michigan